5. Eileen Culloty: Disinformation

From a fake Harvard response to a phantom Halloween parade in Dublin, disinformation is everywhere - often convincing, sometimes funny, but deeply consequential. What does this mean for trust, truth and democracy?In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Eileen Culloty — media scholar and Deputy Director of the DCU Institute for Media, Democracy and Society.We talk about the blurred line between misinformation and disinformation, the erosion of public trust in journalism and how generative AI is reshaping what we see and believe online.We also explore media literacy, policy responses and how gender shapes the experience of online abuse - from harassment to deepfake attacks.